Prayers for the Dead — • Catholic teaching regarding prayers for the dead is bound up inseparably with the doctrine of purgatory and the more general doctrine of the communion of the saints, which is an article of the Apostle s Creed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight … Catholic encyclopedia
Testamentary capacity — Wills, trusts and estates … Wikipedia
inheritance — /in her i teuhns/, n. 1. something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner s death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy. 2. the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively. 3.… … Universalium
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
Bigamy (in Civil Law) — Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence) (Fr. bigamie, from Lat. bis, twice, and Gr. gamos, marriage) Bigamy, in civil jurisprudence, and especially in criminal law, is a formal… … Catholic encyclopedia
Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence) — Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence) (Fr. bigamie, from Lat. bis, twice, and Gr. gamos, marriage) Bigamy, in civil jurisprudence, and especially in criminal law, is a formal… … Catholic encyclopedia
Capital punishment in the United States — This article is about capital punishment in the U.S. as a general overview. For the federal government s capital punishment laws, see Capital punishment by the United States federal government. Part of a series on Capital punishment … Wikipedia
Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran — The state of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran has been criticized both by both Iranians and international human right activists, writers, and NGOs. The United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Commission have condemned… … Wikipedia
Christian Burial — Christian Burial † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Burial The interment of a deceased person with ecclesiastical rites in consecrated ground. The Jews and most of the nations of antiquity buried their dead. Amongst the Greeks and… … Catholic encyclopedia
WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
